Santon Bridge Village Hall is awarded £42,000 after its plans for a brighter future impress major UK funder
Santon Bridge Village Hall has been awarded £42,000 from one of the UK’s largest charitable funders, The Garfield Weston Foundation. The funding will make the hall a more flexible, sustainable and appealing venue for the community.
The Weston Anniversary Fund was launched in 2019 to provide funding to charities to improve their existing facilities or provide new ones as part of the Foundation’s 60th year. The Trustees took the decision to more than double the fund to over £11 million after receiving over 2,300 applications, with over 60% from charities that have never applied to them before.
Ian Warren, chair of Santon Bridge village hall management committee said :
"Fantastic news from Garfield Weston- the committee are delighted and really looking forward to making further improvements in the hall's facilities over the next year through such items as new seating and tables, upgraded windows, new flooring, new lighting and insulation, more flexible heating, additional toilet facilities and more.
"In addition to the acquisition of the hall's freehold for the community earlier this year, this award represents a great opportunity to make the hall the place to go for events and activities in the local area and further build it into a sustainable resource for the community for years to come. "
Santon Bridge Village Hall has been awarded £42,000 from one of the UK’s largest charitable funders, The Garfield Weston Foundation. The funding will make the hall a more flexible, sustainable and appealing venue for the community.
The Weston Anniversary Fund was launched in 2019 to provide funding to charities to improve their existing facilities or provide new ones as part of the Foundation’s 60th year. The Trustees took the decision to more than double the fund to over £11 million after receiving over 2,300 applications, with over 60% from charities that have never applied to them before.
Ian Warren, chair of Santon Bridge village hall management committee said :
"Fantastic news from Garfield Weston- the committee are delighted and really looking forward to making further improvements in the hall's facilities over the next year through such items as new seating and tables, upgraded windows, new flooring, new lighting and insulation, more flexible heating, additional toilet facilities and more.
"In addition to the acquisition of the hall's freehold for the community earlier this year, this award represents a great opportunity to make the hall the place to go for events and activities in the local area and further build it into a sustainable resource for the community for years to come. "